Technology Periscope and the future of "broadcasting" Imagine rebroadcasting disparate users at a live event, or a location over time. I share my vision for the future of live, social video broadcast.
Business Lefsetz still throwing cheap shots from the cheap seats Sadly many people like watching a train wreck, so to speak. Which is why Bob Lefsetz pulls a crowd, first in music and now in tech. He's wrong about Twitter, and Apple Music.
Business Non-founder CEO "moral authority" "Some believe that as a non-founder CEO, Costolo lacked some of the moral authority needed to make major changes to Twitter." If true, Twitter shouldn't be a public company.
Startup Don't think timing matters, Bill Gross says it does Hard lessons learned in being first to market, when what matters more is timing.
Music Business Who the f**k is Arthur Fogal If you're interested in the live music industry and the impresarios behind the scenes, Who the f_k is Arthur Fogal is an eye opening, not-to-be-missed documentary. Interviewees include Bono, U2's former manager Paul McGuinness and their current manager Guy Oseary (who also manages Madonna), Lady
Business What's the point of NPS (if you ain't going to use it) Ever do an online survey with the question, "How likely is that you would recommend [our widget] to your friends?" The thing is, I've never had a company whose surveys I've responded to contact me.
Business The Customer Success oxymoron When I first heard the term "customer success," I almost laughed out loud. Aren't successful customers the point? Turns out that in America, possibly not.
Business Terms always matter, so does you're ability to negotiate them Heidi Roizen’s post "How to Build a Unicorn From Scratch – and Walk Away with Nothing" tells the tale of an entrepreneur who walked away with nothing.
Business My fave business development quote You can work business development when we have a business to develop!
Business How the economic machine works by Ray Dalio Three years of college economics crammed into 30 minutes, for the cost of your time and attention.
Business So you want to be in sales? This tip for those starting out in sales from Jorge Soto says everything you need to know about the attitude of successful salespeople.
Tunes Listening to #ASOT710 the best episode yet! This week's A State of Trance is the best I can remember. Driving synths, chill breakdowns. Coding? Pushing your daily exercise to the limit? This. Is. It.
Business Of course the next Samsung will come from China Earlier this month the re/code team ran a series of interesting posts on China's tech industry. Walt Mossberg suggested the next Samsung will come from China.
Startup Don't call it a comeback For startup guys and gals having a bad day, focus on your goals and stay true to your vision.
Tunes Listening to Love Story by Yelawolf Eminem put the idea that white guys can't rap to bed. Just in case you're still not convinced /:
Startup Founder depression and my fixes I founded and bootstrapped three businesses. This is my contribution to the discussion about startup founder depression.
Startup Once everyone's an entrepreneur, no-one will be What The Incredibles teaches us about the moniker entrepreneur, and why founder is a more appropriate way to describe what you do.
Startup Listening to TWIST Australia debut feat Calacanis This Week In Startups goes Down Under to capture the pulse of the local startup scene. Let's see how long this lasts.
Tunes Listening to New Music Tuesday via Spotify Notwithstanding my criticisms of Spotify’s family pricing model, I still love the service. Especially when it comes to hearing new tunes.
Creativity Work on your art Don't say "I'm an artist," or, "I wanna be an artist". Be an artist. And to be an artist you have to create.
Technology On Spotify's Family Plan #fail Spotify went half way with their new Family Plan, and it presents an opportunity for Apple.
Tunes Listening to Dummy by Portishead Portishead’s Dummy was a revelation when I first heard it and like all great records has retained its vitality while revealing something new on each listen.
Technology Google brilliance! Talking with computers Short and fascinating Google production on the science of talking with computers. Well worth your time to help understand where we're going.
Publishing It was a very good year for business books I was a great year for business books, with released from Ben Horowitz and Peter Thiel, and another smash hit by Michael Lewis.
Business TSLA overvalued, but not because it's a car company Is Tesla really worth it's current valuation? Depends if you see it as a car company, or an energy company, or something else entirely.
